Three horrific murders in a wealthy American town have reignited the debate about who – if anyone – deserves the death penalty. Across a leaf-strewn lawn where a family home once stood, in a comfortable suburb of flapping flags, a memorial garden is the only physical reminder of the terrible crimes of more than four years ago. Continue reading
Audiences have been walking out of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Marat/Sade, which features scenes of nudity and torture. At one preview show, 80 theatregoers left the show at the interval. The RSC says that number was unusually high. According to a spokeswoman, “only four or five” walked out on Sunday. Continue reading
CCTV footage shows people running from buildings as the ground begins to shake. Thousands of people are spending a second night in freezing temperatures after Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey. Rescue teams have continued to search for survivors under the rubble of hundreds of collapsed buildings. Continue reading
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, is claiming victory in the country’s first democratic elections. Official results are expected on Tuesday, but provisional results suggest that Ennahda will win most votes while falling short of a majority. Continue reading